Preschool community building activities

Explore these fun and informative ideas to build a strong classroom community in primary grades! From student jobs to team building activities, foster a sense of belonging in kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. These classroom community lessons to build friendship, respect, and kindness will help you create a learning environment where students thrive. Grab the FREE classroom community activities and respect scenario role play task cards to get you started!

A hands-on approach to building your community. Children love constructing and being able to walk through their community. Real photos help teach mapping and community buildings.

This engineering activity for preschool is a perfect mix of design and creativity. Pair it with the awesome book Boxitechs and you are set!

Engage kids with these community-building activities for the first week of school. Teach and practice social skills and develop friendships.

One of the first projects or themes I find fun, simple and engaging is learning about Communities (2 weeks) and making a map as the culminating activity to end the unit. (For a total of 3 weeks on Community) This week, I started by reading the class a book on maps I got on Amazon. The book was chunked over a period of 2 days to ensure understanding. Maps - Kindergarten Unit After the story, the students were shown real maps that I had saved from going on little road trips. We sat in a circle…

A planned week of preschool activities to play, learn and create for the theme of our community featuring the book All Are Welcome.

Help preschoolers learn about friendship and sharing with this fun activity inspired by Should I Share My Ice Cream? Perfect for a preschool class activity on friendship & sharing, a playdate, or even for siblings who are learning to share. So easy to set up and super fun!

Foster teamwork and collaboration with the Community Building Puzzle! This interactive activity is perfect for helping students learn the importance of working together to achieve a common goal. Ideal for the beginning of the school year or any time you want to strengthen classroom bonds, this puzzle promotes communication, problem-solving, and a sense of community. Make your classroom a supportive and connected environment with this engaging and fun activity!

You can easily help your students get to know each other. Try some of these games about friendship to help your students out.

Space Balls: Here's a quick game that children love, that develops team work, concentration, and imagination. Plus, it doesn't require any materials!